UK voucher-based prepaid online payments provider Ukash has partnered French telecom operator Central Telecom to make the Ukash vouchers available through Central Telecom's Tonéo prepaid card.

According to the agreement between the two parties, French online shoppers can buy a Tonéo card at over 15,000 locations across the country and exchange it for a Ukash voucher on the internet or via SMS through Tonéo's call centre, virtualgoodsnews.com reports. Online buyers can use the vouchers to make purchases on social networks, virtual worlds and online games.

Tonéo enables customers to make IDD calls, pay online or top up a mobile abroad (airtime transfer). In order to pay with a prepaid Tonéo card which can be bought from a store or on the internet, customers must convert credit into a payment code with one of Tonéo partners: Ukash, Wallie or French online payment services provider Ticket surf.

The Ukash, Wallie or Ticket surf payment orders allow customers to purchase virtual services within online games, pay for top-ups for VoIP and settle subscriptions on social networking websites.